James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 19/09/2026@beerfoodtravel.bsky.social I have a few of the stemmed Carling Black Label, but thought you might like to see this one found in a charity shop today, which is a little different. I hadn't come across one with 'Canadian Lager' before. Lovely bubbles in the glass & the gold rims are in decent order. 261
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 04/09/2026An interesting addition to the vintage Irish cookbook collection (from 1985). Kinsella is often referred to as "Ireland's first celebrity chef". His Dictionary of Irish Biography entry makes for fascinating reading: www.dib.ie/biography/ki... 230
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 10/08/2026An enjoyable trip in July to Emlagh Graveyard near Carlanstown, County Meath, a place I had long been meaning to visit. An early monastic site situated on an island in surrounding bogland. Only a handful of inscribed gravemarkers apart from those within the enclosed burial plot of the Flood family. 110
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 09/08/2026From last week's wander around St. Joseph's Cemetery in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan. 241
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Ardee's No. 1 celebrity: Aldi Cat. Completely unfazed by the throngs of paparazzi. 😄 000
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Perhaps one of the most powerful, deeply layered photographs I've ever seen. www.facebook.com/share/p/1bFP...facebook.comFacebook 000
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Does anyone remember this Irish board game? 'Proverbia 345' was developed by husband & wife George & Breege Murray from Adare in County Limerick, & launched circa 1990. Despite initial hopes, it seems to have never really taken off for them. (Photo & article from 'Irish Examiner' 18th April 1990.) 000
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Lurgan Old Graveyard near Virginia, County Cavan. 020
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Two years since I found the Twink bear in a charity shop. 000
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 07/05/2026First published in 1910, 'The Glasgow Cookery Book' holds an unrivalled status among 20th-century Scottish cookbooks. I would say its popularity is comparable to Maura Laverty's 'Full and Plenty' here in Ireland, with copies cherished across generations. (Anyone for brain cakes?) 000
Reposted by James DillonJames Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Greatest erratum of all time? 😂 093
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 18/04/2026My dad's new favourite game is guessing the acreage of all the farmers in the parish on the 1926 census. He's scoring within the 10% range on a good 80% of his answers, many bang on. "I cut silage there with a single chop in 1976. I know all that land, so I do. Good land it is." 261
Reposted by James DillonJames Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 18/04/2025For #GoodFriday, one of my favourite depictions of the crucifixion in County Meath: the late-18th-century McAnally gravestone in Drumbride Graveyard. 35713
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 28/03/2026A stack of old records reveals many stories, one being that of "Pipe Major Nelius O'Cronin (Of Cork)". A fascinating life, but, sadly, a short one: he died at 26 in 1930 in Switzerland from tuberculosis. His body was brought back to Cork for a funeral that attracted huge crowds. 031
Reposted by James DillonJames Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I was asked by my neighbour to take their exercise bike down from their attic... I was expecting something a little more advanced! (A thread) 121
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I was asked by my neighbour to take their exercise bike down from their attic... I was expecting something a little more advanced! (A thread) 121
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Hope you all find your Valentine, just like my great-great-grandad Charles found his. 💘 010
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Cover art at its best. (Can't believe I found another copy of 'Eachtra Nollag'!) 061
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 08/02/2026So, I think we can safely assume that no Irish person was consulted during the naming process for this solely NON-ALCOHOLIC beer. 😂 000
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 31/01/2026I hadn't come across these before: Carrigaline Pottery/Colman's Mustard. 030
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Signed Terry Wogan BBC Radio 2 mug in the charity shop for €1. 050
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Random charity shop find of the day: pair of 'Cork Marts 1987' drinking glasses. 🥃 🐄 🐑 @thriftonaut.bsky.social 250
Reposted by James DillonNeil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Happy 10 Year Anniversary to the Worst Christmas Card of All Time, sent by Michael Lowry TD to us poor Tipperary constituents. 115214
James Dillon @noonofday.bsky.social · 07/12/2025“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary 030
Reposted by James DillonTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 25/10/2025I like to think that this map of all the regional names for woodlice in the UK could also be a map illustrating the new tribes of humans to be found on the same landmass after The Great Digital Crash and ensuing breakdown of society. 97700215
